Children’s AIDS Fund International (CAFI) was one of 25 organizations awarded a grant from Allegra Printing in Dulles, VA. The Allegra Footprint Grant is awarded to local charities to help offset the organizations printing costs. This was the first time CAFI has received the award.

“Giving is more rewarding than receiving.” ~ John Flynn President, Allegra Print • Signs • Design

The FootPRINT Fund awards print services, through Allegra Print • Signs • Design in Dulles, to select nonprofit organizations to help enhance their image, expand their services and extend their printing budgets.
Annual grant funds have exceeded $110,000 since the program’s inception. The awards for the 2014 year total was $20,000 and the 2015 annual FootPrint Fund award will be $20,000 again

The Children’s AIDS Fund International (CAFI) operating under a MAXIMUS Foundation grant, in conjunction with local partner Children’s AIDS Fund Uganda (CAFU), implemented an oral health project for children infected by HIV/AIDS. This project’s impact is amazing. Please read just one of the many letters received from the grateful youth, parents and guardians reached.

I am taking this opportunity to thank the staff of Family Hope Centre for helping me treat my teeth and removing the bad ones. Before this treatment, I used to feel a lot of teeth ache but since you gave me this treatment, I now feel very good and have no more teeth pain. I also want to thank the doctor who taught us how to take good care of our teeth and brush daily three time. I see a very big change ever since I started following the doctors instruction. Thank you so much and God bless you. Please teach us more anytime you can, I will be very happy to listen and following my doctor’s instructions. Thank you again bye, bye.
Sincerely,
P. 5 (primary five) 11 years.

Dental caries is the world’s most common chronic disease, with 60 to 90% of school children having dental cavities

The seven month project (July 2015 to January 2016) was intended to reduce oral dental disease among HIV children and improve their quality of life. Dental services were provided by Uganda based RUN dental services.

Love. Caring. Affection. These are the cornerstones of relationships and what we celebrate on Valentine’s Day. In the U.S. we give dinners out, cards, chocolate and flowers to show those we love how much we care. Thousands of HIV impacted children never feel love, caring or affection, much less on Valentine’s Day.

Your gift to CAFI this Valentine’s Day will provide nutritious food, school fees, clothing or other essentials of life and will let HIV impacted children know that someone actually does remember them and care.

$60 for 1 year of Opportunistic Infection (OI) medicine for an adult or child. $35 provides one month HIV medicine for an individual. $75 will cover the cost of a goat which provides milk for a family.

Your gift this Valentine’s Day will let HIV impacted children know that someone actually does remember them and care.

Any amount you give this Valentine’s Day will be used by CAFI to provide love, caring and affection to these precious and often-forgotten HIV impacted children.

Thank you so much for your part in this life-saving work!

The Children’s AIDS Fund International (CAFI) operating under a MAXIMUS Foundation grant, in conjunction with local partner Children’s AIDS Fund Uganda (CAFU), implemented an oral health project for children infected by HIV/AIDS. The seven month project (July 2015 to January 2016) was intended to reduce oral dental disease amongst HIV children and improve their quality of life.  Dental services were provided by Uganda based RUN dental services.
According to the World Health Organization, dental caries is the world’s most common chronic disease, with 60 to 90% of school children having dental cavities.

Dental caries is the world’s most common chronic disease, with 60 to 90% of school children having dental cavities

The survival rates for children with perinatally acquired HIV infection have vastly improved in the past decade; but due to low social economic status, children with perinatally acquired HIV infection are more likely to suffer from dental carries due to their low immune status and the chronic use of syrups and sugar based drugs formulations.

The project operated in seven CAFU Health Facilities in 5 districts throughout Uganda. Over 800 children were served, including basic oral health education and screening for dental caries. Primary interventions (tooth extract and temporary fillings) were provided by the project and referrals were done for secondary interventions.
Both children and their parents/guardians were educated to the critical importance of oral hygiene to an individual’s overall health and well-being. CAFI hopes to continue providing vulnerable children these life saving programs with your continued support.